Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-28

Iron and Other Mineral Wealth in the
Country surrounding ROme+Thonl-
son Has Narrow Escape from p De
structive Fire-SeIling a Calf by the
Front Foot.
GEORGIA.
n, Fl. White. Sheriff OF Sumter county,
died Wednesday of pneumonia.
A dozen families in Oconee and Ogle-
thorpe will soon move to Athens.
Charles Broyles, of Dalton, has made
$4,000 out OF Chattanooga Investments.
Over 800. 900 worth of new houses are
already contracted for to 20 up in Athens
this year.
A gentleman in Athens has been offered
$4,000 tor a certain invention that he
has patented.
Sylvanus Morris, Of Athens, will make
application tor pensions due survivors of
the Mexican war.
There is a little hole in the lanyard
branch at Athens in which over 100 snakes
were killed last year.
Gardiner Il Arnold sold W. II. Cary
$1,000 worth OF cotton one day last week,
at El6ertOn, all IN lump.
The old breastworks in Athens thrown
up during the war are being leveled down
to make room for Improvements.
have been held a LawrencevIlle on last
Thursday was postponed to Feb IL.
There are half a dozen negro men in
Athens who do nothing else and make II
living carrying Jugs of whisky from FOw-
ler's.
The county clock has arrived at Haw-
kipsville and Will be placed in position in
the cupola of the court house in few
days.
Partridges sell at Athens at lOc., rob.
ms &C., and squirrels and rabbits 10c.
The market is well supplied with small
game.
w. K. Granting, OF Marietta, has a
tbree-legged calf. two legs Ia front and
one behind. ills about two weeks old
and hops around quite lively.
Stephen Feker, one of the oldest and
most wealthy residents Of Walton county,
is quite i'll. He is the father-in-law OF
Hon. H. d. Mcdaniel, and large owner
in the High Shoals factory.
Monday night jug Tavern was visited
by severe rain and wind storm, which
snoOk buildings, and for a short while
threatened their safety. The steeDe of
the Methodist church was bent near the
top.
The Gazette, an eight-page paper. start
ed in Marietta in Decem Der last. by
Goodman and Cox, suspended last week,
giving as the cause, called to receive
the support the editor was led TO ex-
pect."
The January term of Laurens Superior
Court convened on Monday OF this week.
Judge Charles c. KiObee presiding. The
civil docket is being heard this week and
on Monday next the criminal docket will
be called.
Washington's cotton receipts have
already passed 10000 bales in less than
i've months. The receipts for the whole
twelve months last year were $3.50.
The receipts will probably reach 10000
bales by Sept. l, the end of the cotton
year.
Walton county sends more bows to the
University at Athens than any county
outside of a city in the State, Clarke.
Fulton and Walton is the way they vote.
Last year there were thirteen Walton
county boys in college; this year there
are about seven.
John f. Norris, Tax Collector of John
son county. has held the office which he
now nils for sixteen years, almost con-
secutively, and the fact that he was
elected over his opponent by vote of
nearly four TO one in the last election, at
tests his popularity in his county.
Mrs. j. II. Stanley, OF Dublin. has n
SILK embroidered shawl that was made
and worn by her mother 95 years ago.
she has recently made her son, Capt.
*. A. Stanley, present OF pair of
sleeve-buttons that once belonged to
his great-great-grandmoth land which
must now be over $50 years old,
j. Cundell, NJ. G. Mcdonald and ]. G.
DALEY have formed a strong company to
establish large furniture factory on the
basis OF CundelPs present factory al
Rome, with very considerable additions.
The capital stock OF the company VIII be
about $4,000, and Nj. G. Mcdonald will
devote his whole time to the manufacture
dng business.
Last Sunday night lightning struck the
store room OF A. j. Yates. at Yatesville.
In Epson county. The bolt passed down
through the ceiling and DAMAGED a kero-
sene barrel and syrup barrel to such ex
tent that quantity of the contents of
each were found flooded around Monday
morning. The remarkable feature is that
no fire occurred from the stroke.
James Byrd, who lives five or six miles
over the river from Columbus. shot and
killed two large wild turkeys at one shot
on Monday morning. They were COB
blers, one weighing 10 aud the other n
pounds. He mas been trying
10 get a shot at them for the nast
gSoA VI h'Os ohO hhollg uECOleu lu6In TO
place he had baited and shOt them from
an ambush.
Thomson narrowly escaped a destruc.
tive fre Tuesday. About 10 O'clock In
the forenoon, spark from the engine, as
Is supposed, ignited the waste lint in Mr..
Alec CuTtis's cotton gin, and in an in
slant flashed through and commenced to
ignite the building. Fortunately num-
Der OF men were near at hand, and by
prompt and vigorous efforts the fire was
extinguished.
Several representatives Of a Quaker
community from warren county, o..
were in Atlanta Wednesday with a view
OF settling in the vicinity of Atlanta.
They went to look at thousand acre
farm on the Chattahoochee river, a few
miles from the city, and if they are
pleased with it will purchase and bring
the rest OF their company out with them
10 settle there.
Oliver Is. Payne, OF Dawson county,
who has been in Atlanta for some time.
attending a course Of medical lectures
was W Wednesday arrested and taken before
United States Commissioner Haight.
charged with running an illicit distillery.
He waived examination aud was released
on bail. Payne claims that be is limo.
cent OF the crime laid to his charge. and
when the proper time comes he will be
able TO establish Mis- innOeanaa